The Vikings' only other QB is undrafted rookie Max Brosmer, who showed promise in the preseason but also isn't a logical replacement. The situation has Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio speculating about a familiar face: Kirk Cousins. Florio thinks the Vikings could try to trade for Cousins before the Nov. 4 trade deadline.

“I’m happy that we got the win, but I’m not proud, to be honest with you,” McCarthy said, via the team’s website. “There’s a lot of meat on the bone, and I feel like I could have played a lot better. But coming into this environment and controlling my emotions, controlling kind of my temperament going into it — I was proud of that.”

With the Vikings' season at a pivotal crossroads and J.J. McCarthy still injured, Kirk Cousins has cropped up as a potential trade target.

ESPN's Seth Walder discussed players each team could target ahead of next week's trade deadline. For the Vikings, it was a name that refuses to leave the tongues of analysts and fans alike: Kirk Cousins. He mentions Cousins as someone who just makes too much sense to ignore his potential return to Minnesota as the deadline looms.

The 2025 NFL trade deadline is officially upon us. All 32 teams have until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to strike any remaining player or draft pick deals before the start of the 2026 offseason next March.

Cousins originally joined the Vikings from Washington in 2019. He made three Pro Bowls with Minnesota. In six years with the Vikings, Cousins had a 50-37-1 record. He completed 67.9% of his passes in the purple and gold.

The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching on Nov. 4, and there are probably many teams that will be keeping an eye on Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins. One such team could be the Minnesota Vikings, who are having multiple issues with their current quarterbacks, J.J. McCarthy and Carson Wentz.

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